The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-21

"AShiNoToN, req. l9.--Ine Speaker an
nounced the appointment of Mr.. Hemphill of
South Carolina, as conferee on the trade-dolar
bill, in place OF Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylr ania, who
is absent from the city
ar. Cobb, of Indiana. from the conference
committee on the bill repeating the pre- -emption,
timber culture and desert-land acts reported
continued disagreeme Mt After few remarks
by Mr. Cobb, in exclamation of the disagree
ment-ln the course of which he said that he
was authorized to state that the Secretary Of the
interior to-day stood side by side and shoulder
to shoulder with General Sparks in his admins
tration OF the Land Ofice-ths further con-
sioefaton OF the report was postponed for the
present.
MIR. Baker, OF New York. called up, as priv
leo matter, the resolution offered by him yes
terday, liking day for consideration of terri
torlal admission bills, and under the operation
oil the rules it was referred to the committee on
Jules.
Mr.. Baker, in opposing the motion, read pre-
ample and resolution arraignng the Democratic
majority for not acting on the bills passed by
the Senate for the admission of the various Ter
ritores
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, said that large portion
OK the people Of the country had been by the
action of a Democratic House, prevented from
having a hearing. prevented from being admit
TED into the Union OF States and prevented from
enjoying elfgovernment This was a matter
when ought to be brought to the atten ton of
taken of the fact that the efforts of the great
Territories Of the West to become States had
been smothered in this House. He believed the
people would not only take notice of that fact,
| put also OF the plain and evident motive-that
or preventing the people of the Territories from
participating in the next presidential election
| which caused that fact to exist.
Mr. Hill, of Ohio, chairman Of the committee
on Territories thought the Record would bear
| him out in the assertion that at time during
| Congress- Deonl0
| kofa asked for admission into the Union. The
| only time that people ever did ask for admission
| and petltloned for it was during the Fortysev
| enth Congress, and then distinguished Senator
| from the State of Maine had denounced them on
| the floor of the Senate as regulators and I'M
| worthy OF becoming part OF the body petite.
| In the present Congress portion of the people
| of Dakota-less than one-third of them-wlth-
out any authority, without any act of the Lecis-
| lature. had got together and asked that they be
| admitted into the Union, to the exclusion Of the
balance of the people of that Territory. The
| matter was then dropped.
Mr.. Lanham, of Texas presented the confer
enee report upon the trade-dollar bill, and it was
| agreed to without debate or division.
The House then went into committee o. the
| whoie-Mr. Hammond, of Georgia in the chair
for further consideration of the Senate amend
| ments TO the sundry civil appropriation bill
On motion of Mr.. McComas, of Maryland,
| the Senate amendment was concurred in appro
priating $25. 900 for the education of children in
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| the committee on appropriations to the contrary.
| NJ. Hill, of Ohio incidentally gave notice that
| he would call up the Dakota admission bill OF
| Wednesday next
| When the Senate amendment appropratine
| So, 1000 for the erection of fences around the
cemeteries in which confederate dead buried
neKe Columbus and on Johnson's island, O., wa
reached. Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, raised
point of order against the further amendment
| attached by the appropriations committee, direct
ing the Secretary of War to report to Congress
| the number of Union and confederate dead wher
not buried in national State. city or town GENE
teries and the probable cost of marking anG
fencing their graves. The point was sustained
and the committees amendment to the Senat
| amend RI ent was stricken out.
MIR Butterworth, of Ohio. moved to concur il
the Sen ate amendment with an amendment di
recting the Secretary of War to make an inQuir,
as to the number of Union soldiers buried in tn
same cemeteries with confederates, and whethe
their resting places unfenced and unmarked
This amendment WAS also ruled out on a poin
| of order.
On motion of Mr.. Randall the Senate amend
ment was non concurred in. for the purpose O
enabling the committee of conference to frame
measure in accordance with the views of bot
sides of the House
| Pending further action on the Senate amend
ments, the committee and the House ad
| iourned